541: Apologetic Beavers
Grumpy Old Geeks
Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Crypto simulations; Cent CEO points out fundamental problems with Web3; Moviepass wants your eyeballs; Facebook/Meta lawsuits & settlements; Metamates; BlockFi settlement; Akamai acquires Linode; Virgin Galactic now booking, what a deal; NYC raises Uber/Lyft pay; Manifest; Inventing Anna; Deep Space Nine; Paramount+, Paramates; The Boys: Diabolical; emoji URLs; BAT; Ford Maverick 3d printing; Termination Shock, finally; Michael Schur; Ukraine cyberattacks; BlackByte ransomware; Freedumb Convoy; NYPD surveillance; don't pixelate to redact text.
Show notes at https://gog.show/541
FOLLOW UP
Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator trailer
Marketplace suspends most NFT sales, citing 'rampant' fakes and plagiarism
IN THE NEWS
MoviePass will return this summer
Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices
Meta will pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit
Peter Thiel-backed crypto start-up BlockFi to pay $100 million in settlement with SEC, 32 states
SFPD put rape victims’ DNA into database used to find criminals, DA alleges
Akamai acquires Linode for $900M
Virgin Galactic is looking for 1,000 people to buy its $450,000 spaceflight tickets
NYC to raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers
MEDIA CANDY
The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Paramount+ hits 32.8 million subscribers; will offer Showtime for a fee
Goodbye Viacom and CBS: ViacomCBS Changes Corporate Name to Paramount
The Boys Presents: Diabolical - Trailer | Prime Video
APPS & DOODADS
Opera browser now allows emoji-only web addresses
Ford makes it easier to 3D-print accessories for its Maverick pickup
AT THE LIBRARY
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
SECURITY HAH!
Ukraine faces more cyberattacks amid Russian invasion fears
FBI says BlackByte ransomware group has breached critical US infrastructure
Canada uses Emergencies Act to rein in 'Freedom Convoy' crowdfunds
Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy'
Inside the NYPD’s Surveillance Machine
The Most Surveilled Cities in the World
Never, Ever, Ever Use Pixelation for Redacting Text
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
PJ O’Rourke, writer and humorist, dies aged 74
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